Radhika Coomaraswamy, UN chief's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict expressed concern over the some 500 children associated with a Burundian rebel group, calling for their release.
The children are in the hands of the Palipehutu-FNL of Agathon Rwasa, which started its fight against the government last month.
"The outbreak of renewed fighting by the P-FNL of Agathon Rwasa proves once again the need to quickly separate all children from fighting forces even before a final peace agreement is signed," Radhika Coomaraswamy said in a press release.
She welcomed the recent release of 232 children in the struggling African country, where a comprehensive ceasefire agreement was signed in 2006 after years of civil war.
Source:Xinhua
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